Ms. Ruffertshofer’s 7th Hour Academic & Wellness class is building important life skills in a fun and engaging way! Through an energetic game of charades, students are strengthening teamwork, collaboration, creativity, cooperation, and personal ownership.

To make it even more challenging, students created and acted out full scenes — not just single objects. It’s amazing to see communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills come to life in such a positive way!

#StudentSuccess #Teamwork #LearningInAction
20 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
class
class
We concluded Valentine’s Spirit Week with USA Day on Friday. It was great to see our school community dressed in red, white, and blue as we wrapped up a week full of creativity and school spirit. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make the week a success. 🇺🇸❤️

#TalonsUp #SpiritWeek
21 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
USA Day
USA Day
USA Day
USA Day
💖 Happy Valentine’s Day from Freeland Middle School! 💖
Today we’re celebrating kindness, friendship, and the little things that make our school such a special place. We ❤️ our students, staff, and families—thank you for making FMS a community full of heart!
#FreelandMiddle #HappyValentinesDay #SpreadKindness #TalonsUp
21 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
valentines day
📢 No School on Monday! 🍎✏️

Reminder to all families: There will be NO SCHOOL for students this Monday due to a scheduled Teacher Professional Development Day. 📚🧑‍🏫

Our staff will be engaged in learning and collaboration to better support student success! 🎯✨

We look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday! 😊🏫

Thank you and enjoy the long weekend! 🌟

#TalonsUp
22 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
no school

✨ We are proud to recognize our FMS February 7th Grade Students of the Month! ✨

Each month, our staff selects 4 eighth graders and 4 seventh graders who consistently display our S.O.A.R. expectations throughout the building.

🎉 Students of the Month receive:
🎟 5 S.O.A.R. tickets for upcoming drawings
🍪 A sweet treat from Chunky Chicken Cookie Company
🏒 4 Saginaw Spirit tickets sponsored by McIntosh & Associates and Century 21 Signature Realty: Andrew Hauck

Our next big S.O.A.R. drawing will take place at the end of the 3rd Marking Period! 🦅💚🤍

👏 Congratulations to our February 7th Grade Students of the Month—keep soaring high, Falcons!

#FalconsFlyFar #FMSPride #StudentOfTheMonth #TalonsUp

22 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
student of the month
student of the month
student of the month
student of the month

✨ We are proud to recognize our FMS February 8th Grade Students of the Month! ✨

Each month, our staff selects 4 eighth graders and 4 seventh graders who consistently display our S.O.A.R. expectations throughout the building.

🎉 Students of the Month receive:
🎟 5 S.O.A.R. tickets for upcoming drawings
🍪 A sweet treat from Chunky Chicken Cookie Company
🏒 4 Saginaw Spirit tickets sponsored by McIntosh & Associates and Century 21 Signature Realty: Andrew Hauck

Our next big S.O.A.R. drawing will take place at the end of the 3rd Marking Period! 🦅💚🤍

👏 Congratulations to our February 8th Grade Students of the Month—keep soaring high, Falcons!

#FalconsFlyFar #FMSPride #StudentOfTheMonth #TalonsUp

22 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
student of the month
student of the month
student of the month
student of the month
❤️ Valentine’s Spirit Week fun continues! ❤️
Yesterday was Dynamic Duos Day, and our halls were filled with amazing pairs and lots of smiles. Thank you to everyone who participated and brought the spirit! 💕

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
22 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
duo day
duo day
duo day
duo day
duo day
duo day
Today our 7th graders visited the Alden B. Dow House for the annual “At the Dow House” writing program! 🏡✍️

With the home staged to reflect life in the 1940s & 50s, students explored, observed, and used rich sensory details to craft creative pieces! 📚✨ The experience wrapped up with a guided tour of this incredible space.

History + creativity = powerful learning! 🎉

#StudentLearning #ExperientialLearning #CreativeWriting #TalonsUp #7thGrade
23 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
dow field trip
dow field trip
Yesterday afternoon, our Valentine’s Day Dance was a wonderful celebration filled with music, laughter, and lots of school spirit! 💖🎶

Thank you to our staff as well as our Student Leadership crew, who helped organize this special event. We appreciate the time and effort that made the afternoon such a success for FMS.

You can view more photos from the dance here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15qbWua4z0QOflCAm6m4NAapCw0xN_a0i?usp=sharing

We are so proud of our students and the way they continue to make our school community such a special place! ❤️

#TalonsUp #FMS
23 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
dance
dance
dance
dance

🧠😎 Mind Games Monday Winners! 😎🧠
These students came to lunch ready to think and powered through today’s challenge—solving 7 out of 8 problems like champs. One puzzle survived. We’re still talking about it. 🤯

Their teamwork and persistence earned them SOAR slips and a well-deserved shoutout! 🚀

#TalonsUp

25 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
mind games monday
❤️🖤 Valentine’s Spirit Week is off to a stylish start!
Today was Patterns Day, and our halls were filled with stripes, hearts, animal prints, and all kinds of creative looks. We love seeing the spirit shine! 💘✨

#TalonsUp #SpiritWeek
26 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
patterns day
patterns day
patterns day
🎉 Edition 10 of The Talon is here!
The FMS school newspaper for the 2025–26 school year is back with fresh stories, student highlights, and campus news you don’t want to miss.

📰 Click, read, enjoy!
👉 The Talon: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG_JRAr0lg/kJGHofQ5w45NyKtc1PHmEQ/edit

#FMSTalon #FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
29 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
The Talon - FMS Student Newspaper
Ms. Short’s 7th grade scientists investigated variables today in our Race to Cool lab! 🧊⚗️ Students tested, observed, and analyzed how different factors affect cooling rates—science in action!

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
30 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
science lab
✨ Super Bowl Week Lunch Trivia! 🏈 ✨
Yesterday’s lunch trivia was all about Super Bowl fun facts, getting everyone in the spirit of the big game this coming Sunday! 🧠🎉
Huge congrats to our Falcons who scored big with their answers — SOAR slips and a shout-out well earned!
#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
30 days ago, Jennifer Thunberg
trivia champions
Celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day at Freeland Middle School 💚🏀⚽🏃‍♀️
Our girls show confidence, teamwork, and determination every day — learning, competing, and supporting one another along the way. Proud of the strong young women who represent FMS so well.

Keep growing. Keep leading. 💚🤍

#NGWSD #FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
about 1 month ago, Jennifer Thunberg
NGWSD
Role reversal in 7th grade ELA today! 📚✨
Mrs. Freel and her students switched roles as students practiced finding the subject and verb. Learning looks a little different when students get a turn up front!

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
about 1 month ago, Jennifer Thunberg
ELA class
ELA class
🧠🧩 Mind Games Monday! 🧩🧠
Lunch was all about brainpower as students cracked this week’s puzzles. These winners showed focus, persistence, and smart thinking—earning SOAR slips and a shoutout!

Keep thinking outside the box and SOARing high! 🚀

#TalonsUp #FalconsFlyFar
about 1 month ago, Jennifer Thunberg
mind games monday
SOAR Assembly Highlights 🦅
Last week we celebrated our 1st Semester accomplishments at Freeland Middle School during our SOAR Assembly—and the photos are in! 📸💚

👉 Check out all of the pictures here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ItrK5Kovsuk3TmY8s_wpW620-Yt8GmWm?usp=sharing

We’d also like to give a special shout out to our 1st Semester SOAR drawing winners—thank you for setting the standard and showing what it means to SOAR every day. We are so proud of our Falcons! 💚🤍

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp #SOAR #FalconPride
about 1 month ago, Jennifer Thunberg
SOAR Winners

On Friday, Gina Malczewski from the Midland Section of the American Chemical Society returned to Ms. Richardson’s classroom to share the wonders of science! 🔬

During her “Cold, Colder, Coldest” program 🧊, students compared temperature measurements, explored different forms of frozen water and phase changes, and investigated snowflake symmetry ❄️. They even designed and created snowflakes of their own!

The class also compared dry ice to frozen water (looking at both temperature and composition), watched an exciting demonstration of liquid nitrogen—the coldest of the cold! 🥶—on inflated balloons 🎈, and explored “hot ice” hand warmers 🔥.

It was a cool, hands-on learning experience everyone enjoyed! 😊

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp

about 1 month ago, Jennifer Thunberg
Mrs. Richardson's class
Mrs. Richardson's class
Mrs. Richardson's class
Mrs. Richardson's class
What a way to wrap up 1st semester! 🎉
Our SOAR Assembly recognized the hard work, growth, and achievements of our Freeland Middle School students. Keep setting the bar high, Falcons—we see you and we’re proud! 🦅💚
📸 More pictures to come next week!

#FalconsFlyFar #TalonsUp
about 1 month ago, Jennifer Thunberg
soar assembly
soar assembly
SOAR Assembly
SOAR Assembly
SOAR Assembly
soar assembly